MASTERS of ceremonies!

Party planner RAJ SOMAIYA joins forces with SARA DAVIES and FRED SIRIEIX to make wedding dreams come true

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ULTIMATE WEDDING PLANNER
NEW TUESDAY, 9PM, BBC2 REALITY

How do you transform an industrial aircraft hangar into a fabulous floral wonderland oozing with wow factor? Well, we're about to find out as this is the first challenge awaiting showcase their creative skills in BBC2's confetti-filled new competition, Ultimate Wedding Planner.

Judging their organisation and originality as well as ability to stick to a brief and budget are Dragons' Den favourite Sara Davies, First Dates maître d' Fred Sirieix and events expert Raj Somaiya.

Each episode in the six-part series will see the planners tasked with creating a magical day for a different loved-up pair, starting with Manchester couple Sammy and Lewis, who have a passion for planes and wish to tie the knot beneath the wings of Concorde. Whoever fails to impress will be sent home, until just two hopefuls remain for the final.

'On average, people spend 18 months planning their wedding,' says Raj. But our planners have just three days and a budget of £10,000 to elevate each couple's day from ordinary to extraordinary and make their wildest dreams a reality.

Sara, Fred and Raj invited TV Times to join them at a posh London hotel for cake and champagne, where we found out why this could be perfect viewing...

What do you think sets this show apart from other wedding-themed TV competitions?